It was a good run, but the Gilbert Christian Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Yuma Catholic by a score of 68-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Thursday (57), Gilbert Christian still had to take the loss.
Gilbert Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Jace Olson and Keon Talgo. Olson scored 22 points along with six rebounds, while Talgo scored 23 points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Burr, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Gilbert Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Yuma Catholic, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Gilbert Christian is on the road again on Tuesday and play against American Leadership Academy - Ironwood at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. American Leadership Academy - Ironwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 14 contests -- so hopefully Gilbert Christian likes a good challenge. As for Yuma Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kingman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Kingman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
